pháo lồng

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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pháo (cannon) +‎ lồng (to put one into another).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pháo lồng

  1. (xiangqi) a checkmate resulting from two cannons aligning with an exposed general on a non-diagonal line, in which the rear cannon is ready to check, and the front one can check if the general's controller futilely attempts to shield it with another piece